Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-01
368,l5O DOLLARS
Representing the Increase of
Miles City's Prosperity
For the Year 1886
A Gain Of $4,000 Over the Year
1885, Exclusive ofthe Benefit
From the Artesian Wells.
THE BUILDING RESUME FOR 1885.
Miles City Fast Changing From Log shack,
IN Rrlch pnlneas

Miles City Fast Changing From Log shscks
to Brick Palaces.
One year ago to-day the JOURNAL
presented a summary Of building inn
provement- in Miles City for the year
1885; the aggregate cost Of which Was
1874, 40. We pointed with prize IN
these figures brliev ng them to be the
high water mark for at least year or
two. The more costly buildings erect
ed In lss5-the brick blocks on Main
street-had in a measure been forced
upon us by the extensive fires # that
year aud Improvements that might
otherw se have been deferred were
crowded into that year making n
showing that while gratifying was re-
garded as 70 birg the immediate
future Of snme Of its honors. But as
the year 1856 began t. unfold its Iossi-
biit es IT became apparent to contrac.
tors and builders that this record Of
lss5 was TO he -quslled II not surpsss-
cd aud the final footing shows that II
was. the sum total Of the years i'm.
provement, footing 1865, $50, and lead
ing the year 1885 over $4,000.
The building record Of the past year
shows many gratifying features, chief
est Of which is the general use of brick
in the new business blocks, which not
only indicates Arm belief in the fu.
ture Of the town, bot lessons the dan
ger Of wide-prsad connsgrations. In
residence, %, brick has been used
literally aud wi h good effect during
the last year, there having beeu seven
teen brick dwellings erected during
the year; some Of whi"h. notably r.
n. J"huson's, &. B. r wers Konrad
~chmid's and B. Nreeland's are costly
aud ghly ornamental structures,
On the night OF the 9Th Of August &c
cured the last big fire VIII ch thi.
trwn will zee for some time. IL Wa,
long expec ed ard occurred Ia the fire
trap frame range occupying the entir'
south side ~ Main stre, fram -chmal
sle's corner sixth str et) up to Calls
gher's store, which fortUnately for hin
and his neighbors had short tim,
previous be, v, neered with brick MI,
proved barrier which The flame
could no, pass. Building was al One
commenced on the burned district AnC
there are now, either finish d or II
course uf construction frontage o
l75 feet of brick buildings two sIorie
high and built in first class style.
The trend of business on Main stree
toward the court house, indicated b.
the improvement of 1885 has been still
more clearly marked in 1885. Max
wells block, Gilman's, Hufflmau's an'
the monster brick block er, cted b.
w. X. St.bbins for the occupancy O
J. II. Conrad 4 TO, all marking tn
march of business toward the east en-,
of our main thoroughfare. Aside iron
the brick residence property mention
ed above there has been 400 feet from
tage erected for business purposes il
1885, as follows:
Maj. L. Butler, brick store, Main
Strett...........u...... SoAo
w. A. Burleigh, Jr., brick store,
Main street. t...."..........."....".u ok
1t. T. X. Gilman, brick store,
Main street. et.................,......... 25xS
Misses Graham, brick block,
Main street........"....r..." oOxS
l.. A. Huffman, brick store,
Main street..................... 25xs
] A. ]. Maxwell, brick block,
Main street........................ 5Oxs
w. X. Stebbins, brick block,
Main street. et....,......,....".u...... 6OxS
w. +. Schmalsle, brick store,
Main street..,,.,....,..U,m.u.. 25XS
Konrad Schmld, brick block,
Main str et......,,..,n...u.....,... 50A6
Joseph Leighton, brick store,
Park street. t........."............... 25k4
Robert White, brick block,
Sixth stTett.."........"".", 5Ox4
OF the above all are finished excep
the Konrad Schmid block, and all AR
two story buildings except the BuI
leigh and Leighton buildings. Befor
taking leave Of the subject Of brio
Improvements, we should mention
the handsome brick church built b
the Episcopal congregation which
now under roof and will be ready fo
occupancy in the spring II is yer
handsome structure and a marke
! improvement to the section Of the cit
which II occupies.
In the building of residences n yer
decided preference has been shown ]
the past year for the north side of th
town and nearly all the more costl
residences have been built In this se'
ton. The open waste that year ny
3 stretched from the old sawmill to Nh
brewery Ia now well filled with dwell
'ings and from the character Of the In